Associate Brand Manager

Job title : Associate Brand Manager

About the role

• The Junior Brand Manager at VARD Media is not a coordinator role; you are a strategic contributor who owns specific client brands from the ground up. You think like a brand architect, understanding that every post, every caption, every piece of content either builds or breaks how a brand is perceived. This is a role for someone hungry to grow fast in a high-performance environment.

What you'll do

• Own the brand management for assigned client brands; you are the first point of accountability.
• Build and maintain brand documents: tone of voice guides, messaging pillars, content briefs.
• Attend client onboarding sessions and lead the brand discovery process for your accounts.
• Brief Content Strategists and Creative Directors clearly so that content is never off-brand.
• Monitor brand consistency across all published content and flag and correct deviations quickly.
• Report brand performance updates to the Lead Brand Manager weekly.
• Research competitor brands and industry benchmarks for every client you manage.
• Use AI tools to speed up research, draft brand frameworks, and analyse content performance.
• Build strong client relationships; clients should feel their brand is in safe hands.

What we're looking for

• 1-3 years of experience in brand management, marketing, PR, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of how brands communicate on social media.
• Ability to write clear, strategic briefs and brand documents.
• Detail-oriented; you catch errors before they go live.
• Responds well to feedback and willing to learn fast.
• Comfortable using AI tools for research and content planning.
• Knowledge of Instagram and TikTok is a plus.

Who you are

• You are someone who takes ownership seriously. When a brand performs badly, you do not point fingers; you figure out what went wrong and fix it. You want to grow into a Lead Brand Manager, and you are willing to do the work to get there. That means meeting every deadline, delivering at a high standard every single time, and treating this role like it is your own business on the line because it is. You work well with others, and you understand that brand management does not happen in isolation; it happens in constant back-and-forth with writers, designers, directors, and clients. You show up for your team, and you treat every colleague with respect, regardless of their level or department.